After nasty rumours circulated that Regine Velasquez was leaving her home studio following an emotional, tear-laden performance on her weekly variety show, Asia's Songbird confirmed she is staying at Kapuso.
Regine's noon-time show has long dominated the Sunday lunchtime slot, and she has been a big part of its tremendous success.
Wags said Regine became distraught when she wasn't chosen to host Pinoy Idol, the official Philippine franchise of the Idol singing search that has taken the world by storm.
Hefty sum
Others say, however, she could not have won the coveted assignment because her schedule would not have permitted it anyway.
What could have prompted Regine to think twice about staying at Kapuso? A hefty sum, apparently, was the huge carrot, among other things. Good thing, her fans say, she's stayed where she belongs.
Judge Jolina
Her reaction on being the second choice for Pinoy idol.
The stage is now almost set for the biggest singing hunt in the Philippines, after Pinoy Idol got off to a roaring start with its nationwide auditions starting in Cagayan de Oro several weeks ago.
While the contestants are usually the focus of the show, the celebrity judges (very much like their counterparts in American Idol) are also sometimes thrust into the spotlight.
Jolina, for instance, has been reacting to rumours that she was a second choice for one of the seats on the Idol jury.
She told Showbiz Tsismis: "I don't mind being the second choice. What is important is I am doing it now, and doing it the best I can. It's been great so far, and some of the contestants have been very inspiring."
My Bestfriend's Girlfriend is the top box office grosser
It's now official — My Bestfriend's Girlfriend is a certified box office hit. The film, starring Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera, whose programmes are runaway leaders in their respective time slots, grossed more than Dh5 million in just four days. It also had the biggest box office gross, according to Regal Films matriarch Lily Monteverde, among all movies shown on Valentine's Day.
Richard is set to do another film that will feature him with Dingdong Dantes, and Marian will now start shooting a new programme after her blockbuster Marimar series.
2 Filipino films won citations at the recent 58th Berlin International Film Festival. Brillante Dante Mendoza's Tirador (Slingshot), which was featured at DIFF last year, won the Calgari Film prize, while The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela won the best feature film award.
5 medals won by GMA News and Public Affairs at the New York Festival's International Television Broadcasting Awards, the largest medal haul in any year by any Philippine network. It won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals in the prestigious annual awards.
71 people died in the Wowowee ULTRA stampede tragedy. The second anniversary of the tragedy is commemorated this month. The case is currently being investigated by the Department of Justice following a Supreme Court ruling affirming DOJ's jurisdiction in the case.
Dh45,000 is the price of Jericho Rosales's gift — a diamond-studded necklace — to Heart Evangelista.
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